Migraine Minefield: Jury Duty...I tried to explain that the fluorescent lights were a migraine trigger for me and that I at least needed to keep either the hat or the glasses... By The Migraine Girl4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments10 comments
The stories we tell about our migraines...Just because fluorescent lights are hard on my eyes and brain doesn’t mean that a migraine is utterly unavoidable.... By The Migraine Girl2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
What's Your Secret: Surviving the Grocery Store with Migraine...The fluorescent lights alone can be enough to trigger or exacerbate a migraine for many of us at the grocery store, let alone smells and sounds.... By Lisa Robin Benson1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments17 comments
Migraines and Office Jobs Don't Mix...I have always had a desk job in front of multiple monitors and fluorescent lights.... By lalashlauren2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Memorable Migraine Episode 2: Adventures in Panama...I’ll skip the part where another coworker didn’t believe that fluorescent lights were a trigger and made a big deal of turning them off for me.... By The Migraine Girl2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Little Comforts During a Migraine...I didn’t hear the fluorescent lights buzzing or see their searing brightness with my eyes closed behind my sunglasses.... By Laura Wheatman Hill3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments14 comments
It’s the Little Things...She commented that the office was much more pleasant without the overhead fluorescent lights on—so many people say this to me that I wonder why they don... By The Migraine Girl1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
How do I get them to understand...When I have a migraine or a really bad headache, it shows all over my face because I am squinting under the stupid fluorescent lights or I'm yawning... By inger1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Dark Room...Lights, such as: bright lights or glaring lights, fluorescent lights, flashing lights or screens Dusty conditions Dry conditions Patterns, including... By leynal1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Should migraineur bosses tell their employees about their health issues?...Several supervisors have helped me set up alternative lighting so I could avoid fluorescent lights, while others have allowed me to keep a flexible schedule... By The Migraine Girl1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
The journey of Life...I've had the fluorescent lights disconnected above my desk and my sunglasses are a clue to my coworkers that my headache is cranked.... By lynnzaxser1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Venting About Migraine Disease...lights in a big-box store; etc.), I am comforted and calmed by the fact that I can make a note of it, move past it for the moment, and... By The Migraine Girl1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments10 comments
4 Things I Want You to Know, Friend Without Migraine...The same goes for when we go into a store and there are plentiful fluorescent lights.... By The Migraine Girl2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Darkness and Rest...FL-41 lenses filter 80 percent of flicker from fluorescent lights, which may help some people.... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for later
Freedom after a lifetime of suffering...The harsh fluorescent lights was my mortal enemy. Many times I would vomit violently and as a child, teen, and young adult I was always underweight.... By terinaburke-partin1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Finding Relief from Light-Sensitivity...In my studio space, I had the fluorescent lights above disabled. I had a nice big window which let in indirect sunlight most of the day.... By Lisa Robin Benson3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
The Accountant movie - major strobe light scenes...My migraines are triggered by flickering light (fluorescent lights, driving past trees with the sun shining through, light/ceiling fan fixtures, etc)....Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Those Sneaky Triggers...No fluorescent lights anywhere, which is a blessing to this light-sensitive migraineur. But sometimes natural light isn’t the answer, either.... By The Migraine Girl2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Accepting Disability...I felt out of place in the office, which was outfitted with overstuffed chairs and non-fluorescent lights and a "no-cellphone" rule, so as not to trigger... By katbriboe2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
"YOU NEED TO GET WELL!"...I wear sunglasses at work because I'm sensitive to light, particularly the fluorescent lights at the store.... By silverphoenix132 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments